Benefits of Shoulder Warm-Up Exercises
Understanding the benefits of shoulder warm-up exercises will make it much more likely that you will actually do the exercises.
By warming up the shoulder joints before participating in any kind of sporting activity, playing a musical instrument or even doing heavy housework such as sweeping, mopping or vacuuming we can help prevent an unnecessary shoulder injury.
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Whether you have experienced a shoulder injury in the past or not, it is important to ensure this vital part of our body continues to serve us well in the future.
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We use our shoulders hundreds of times each day without thinking about the complex workings of the shoulder joint.
Then one day we reach up to pull something down from the shelf or we reach out to catch a ball and the pain surges through our shoulder with such intensity it stops us in our tracks. At that point we finally pay attention to the joint we use and abuse daily.
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Shoulder Pain Advice and information
Do you suffer from shoulder pain?
If so I have written over 100 articles about shoulder pain. As a shoulder specialist I see shoulder pain suffers everyday. I also write about shoulder pain in national magazines and train other therapist in how to treat shoulder injuries. This really is invaluable information and advice.
The articles cover:
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Thank you for the fantastic response to my first shoulder exercise videos. So many people said the videos helped to relieve their shoulder pain. I’m really delighted to have been able to help.
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Pilates shoulder exercise
A Pilates shoulder exercise may be just what you are looking for to cure your shoulder pain, but do check with your doctor first!
What is Pilates?
Pilates focuses on improving flexibility, strength and spinal alignment without adding bulky muscles. It is not considered aerobic exercise, it is more resistance training.
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If you are unlucky enough to dislocate your shoulder, it is likely you will be unable move your arm.
You need to have the shoulder relocated as soon as possible. You should go to hospital where you may be given an anesthetic or strong medication before the dislocated shoulder is relocated.
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Going to the Gym might make your shoulder pain worse
If you’re not careful, doing gym exercises can make a sore shoulder worse.
When you are suffering from shoulder pain it is important to take care not to aggravate the injury through unnatural motions that put added pressure on the shoulder.
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Frozen shoulder is basically when the capsule of the shoulder joint sticks, and quite literally freezes!
Having good shoulder mobility is really important to stop the dreaded onset of frozen shoulder.
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Using Therabands
If you’ve ever been around someone who has undergone physical therapy then I’m sure you have seen Therabands. You may have even asked what they were and been surprised at the reply, “Those are the bands that I use when I exercise.”
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I call this exercise, the "Bra Strap Exercise". This is a fantastic exercise if you have trouble reaching behind your back. The following instructions show you how you can use this exercise to relieve your painful shoulder:
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Self massage to the shoulders can help to relieve tension from the neck area. This can have a noticeable improvement on your shoulder pain! As a basic guideline you can begin by massaging the small band of muscles at the base of your skull, then grab and squeeze your trapezius muscles, then pull and knead the muscles around the top of your shoulder blade, base of your neck and on your back. End off by kneading first the one side of your neck and then the other.
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I find that many patients I treat in my clinics only come in after having put up with shoulder pain and discomfort for along time.
Make a New Year's Resolution not to put up with Shoulder Pain anymore. To help you get started I've written a Special Shoulder Pain Relief Report that you can get for free.
More on New Year Resolution – Don't Put up with Shoulder Pain
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I work with some of the country’s top weightlifters and powerlifters. In fact this year alone I have worked with three British Champions. Hence, when it comes to lifting weights, it is something I know a lot about.
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If you play impact sports, you are at a higher risk of sustaining severe injury to the shoulder. Such injury includes Shoulder dislocation, acromioclavicular joint separation or dislocation, and rotator cuff tearing.
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Keep your Head Up for Shoulder Relief
People that walk along the pavement looking at the ground eventually get a rounded back and shoulder pain. When the chin drops forwards, the back rounds and the shoulders fall forwards. We call this scapular protraction, and it’s a postural “no-no”.
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